The Victorians were all about innovation and pushing things forward, with Manchester's boom in the Industrial age it seemed appropriate to call the night The Dickensian Disco, plus everyone likes a bit of alliteration.
The Dickensian Disco aims to be an alternative Indie night in the heart of Manchester. We may remember the Manchester classics but you will not hear them here. The Dickensian Disco aims to play cutting edge music by cutting edge bands from all genres. The myspace page says if it fits we'll play it and this is the case.
The Dickensian Disco's home at Dry Bar, Oldham street, may have the ghosts of Manchester's great musical past looming over it, but you'd hope that they'd be looking down and appreciate that there is an innovative group of individuals, coming out of Manchester, who are looking forward and trying to do something different, just as they did in their day!
Fi-Lo Beddow is the pen name and pet name for the side project of Bluetones singer Mark Morriss.
Playing acoustic gigs since early 2004, Fi-Lo has peddled his wares in Japan, Australia, America and the UK whilst taking a brief hiatus from recording with his top pop combo main job.
He will be playing a short series of gigs in Jan/Feb '06 featuring material from his downloadable self-titled EP as well as old favourites and surprise
cover versions, before returning to the studio with the 'Tones.
Fi-Lo's shows have earned a reputation for their informal and intimate nature, and this brief tour(ette) will probably be the last time we see him in this guise for a little while, making the world a slightly less groovy place to hang out.
